"Kudzu root powder tastes great, even better than cornmeal porridge! It's sweet and refreshing, and supposedly very nutritious and good for your health," Feng Da quickly said.

Feng Erhong, Mancang, and the other men who had drunk the wine nodded vigorously, as if afraid that no one would believe them, and emphasized: "It's incredibly smooth, it just slides down into your stomach in one gulp."

"Qiuyue said that Madam told her that she could also make soup, pastries, and sweet soup, and she plans to try it during the New Year."

"It's not as fragrant as fried noodles, but it's just as convenient. We can use it as dry food when we go out in the future! It's delicious and saves time."

......

The men of Shanshui Village couldn't help but swallow hard.

They'd only managed to eat one dry, hard steamed bun they'd deliberately saved from last night since morning. It was so dry and hard that it made their throats ache, but they forced it down with cold water. Now, hearing words like "smooth," "soup," and "sweet soup," their stomachs were rumbling even louder.

"Let's go! Let's go buy New Year's goods first, and then we'll go home and make kudzu root powder!" Li Wen shouted, raising his arm.

The response was loud and clear.

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Fan Qian's family is one of the few families in Shanshui Village who did not buy New Year's goods.

His family doesn't buy New Year's goods anymore, and they also encountered bandits when they went out last time. Although the bandits were later caught and handed over to the authorities, they didn't do anything. But the fear from that time is etched in their hearts, and now they avoid going out as much as possible!

Looking at the joyous procession returning to the village and the excited crowds from each household, he pursed his lips.

Mother Fan watched with envy, her face darkening and looking extremely unpleasant.

Fan Jin, standing in the crowd, walked toward his elder brother's house at the village entrance and called out gently, "Mother, this is the fabric and cotton I bought for you. Make some new clothes and shoes for the New Year."

These two pounds of rice candy are for you to treat yourself, and you can also have a pound of brown sugar to make a drink.

In addition, jujube paste cake and hawthorn flatbread are suitable for the elderly. Do you like them?

When the family divides the property, whoever takes care of the mother in her old age, whoever manages the mother's mountains, forests, and fields, and whose harvests naturally belong to the person who took care of the mother in her old age, and as a son, no matter which side, he must not neglect to show filial piety during festivals.

His mother would definitely not choose him if she wanted the mountains, forests, and fields to belong to her four nephews in the future. However, whether she chose him or not, he, as a son, would still show filial piety—but no matter how much more he did, it wouldn't be enough.

Mother Fan proudly raised her chin and glanced at Zhou Quan's people, becoming even more smug when she saw the undisguised envy in the eyes of the older women.

She picked up a corner of the fabric with her index finger and thumb, and said critically, "Fine cotton is good, but it's only enough to make a new set of clothes. You can't even get a change of clothes?"

The problem is that there's barely enough for one set, and she can't even save some for the four of them, including Dazhu! The second brother is really stingy.

Fan Jin smiled gently and said softly, "I also gave Mother a new set of clothes last year, so she can change into them now."

Mother Fan frowned, becoming anxious: "How can that be the same? Last year's outfit was made of coarse cloth! How can coarse cloth be worthy of me this year?!"

Last year, the second brother only sent coarse cloth, but at that time, Da Ya and Er Ya, along with Jiang Hehu, all wore coarse cloth, so she naturally had no objection to receiving coarse cloth from him.

But this year even that little brat Zhaodi is wearing fine cloth. If the second son dares to send her coarse cloth again, she'll cause a huge uproar!